V. K. Aatre: Difference between revisions

Aatre was born in 1939 in [[Bangalore]]. He completed his [[Bachelor of Engineering|BE]] in [[Electrical Engineering]] from [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]] (UVCE), Bangalore then part of [[University of Mysore]] in 1961 and a master's degree from the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Bangalore, in 1963.<ref name="Dr.">{{Cite web |url=http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |title=www.drdo.org |access-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227102836/http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |archive-date=27 December 2004 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was awarded a [[PhD]] in Electrical Engineering from the [[University of Waterloo]], Canada, in 1967. Thereafter, he worked as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the [[Technical University of Nova Scotia]], [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], Canada, until 1980.<ref name="Dr."/> He was a Visiting Professor at IISc till 1977. He is a former member of the [[Defence Research & Development Service]] (DRDS).

In 1980, Aatre joined DRDO at the [[Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory]] (NPOL), [[Cochin]], and became its Director in 1984. He was later appointed as Chief Controller (R&D) of DRDO. In February 2000, he replaced [[Abdul Kalam]] as the Director General of DRDO and SA to RM, serving as scientific advisor to the then Defence Minister, [[George Fernandes]]. He retired in October 2004 and was replaced by Dr. M. Natrajan.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Soaring High ; A Biography of Dr. Vasudev K. Aatre|last=Divyananda|first=K|last2=Selvamurthy|first2=W|publisher=I.K. International Publishing House (February 16, 2005)|year=2005|isbn=8188237248}}</ref>